Townsend Community Access Media in Violation of Their Charter

Townsend Community Access Media (TCAM) was established as a nonprofit corporation to manage the PEG Access Channel for Townsend. This entity is necessary to receive the benefits from Comcast to operate the Public Access Channel. 

We’ve identified a serious problem with the way they are running their operation. 

TCAM has not filed their Annual Report with the Secretary of the Commonwealth as required since November 1, 2021. They failed to file by November 1st in 2022 and 2023. They should be receiving their default notice from the Secretary of the Commonwealth shortly, if they have not already. If they continue to be noncompliant with the law, their charter will be revoked, and they can no longer do business. 

Below is the law that TCAM is in violation of:

     950 CMR 106.00: NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

Every non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the commonwealth must file a non-profit annual report with the Corporations Division on or before November 1st of each year.  M.G.L.A. c180 § 26A; 950 CMR § 106.13.

106.14: Failure to File Annual Report; Revocation of Charter

If a non-profit corporation fails to file its Annual Report for two successive years, the Division shall notify the delinquent corporation by mail of such default. If such a non-profit corporation then fails to file its Annual Report within 90 days after the notice of default has been given, its charter may be revoked by the Secretary under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 180, § 26A.

This failure to follow the law puts Townsend at risk. The town’s ability to provide public access to government meetings and information is at risk.

The public should be calling town hall and TCAM to demand they follow the law.

This is the listing of all filings made by TCAM to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Here are the officers of TCAM.